Effect of burial on the germination of Opuntia tomentosa's (Cactaceae, Opuntioideae) seeds

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 421-427

  Olvera Carrillo, Y ^a   Marquez Guzman J ^a   Sanchez Coronado M E ^b   Barradas, V L ^b   Rincon E ^b   Orozco Segovia, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Buried seeds; Funicular envelope; Physiological dormancy; Positive photoblastism; Seed heterogeneity; Soil fungi

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; HETEROGENEITY; HORMONE; LIGHT EFFECT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCARIFICATION; SEED BANK; SEED BURIAL; SEED DORMANCY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SURVIVAL;

CACTACEAE; FUNGI; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA TOMENTOSA; OPUNTIOIDEAE;

EID: 60949109972     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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